ơn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "on"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 恩 (SV: ân).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəːŋ˧˧]

Noun

ơn

favor (deed in which help is voluntarily provided)
biết ơn ― to be grateful

ơn trời ― thank god

See also

Derived terms

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